Winsted man gets a year in prison for federal firearm offenses

NEW HAVEN — A 46-year-old Winsted man was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for federal firearm offenses.

James Cave pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license, according to a release from the U.S. attorney’s office. He had sustained a felony conviction in Connecticut state court in October 2003, the release said.

From 2014 through early 2015, Cave obtained a Norinco semi-automatic rifle, a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun and a Shooters Arms .45 caliber handgun, all of which he transported into Connecticut and sold to another person, the release stated.

On April 4, 2015, he sold a Smith & Wesson .357 caliber handgun to a person who was cooperating with law enforcement. Investigators later determined the handgun had been stolen from a home in Connecticut, according to the release.

On April 7, 2015, Cave met an undercover ATF agent and sold him a Webley .455 caliber revolver in exchange for $700 in cash. This firearm had also been stolen from a home in Connecticut, the release said.